Why does Portia say, “Go, Hercules? What will she be doing at the same time?
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Portia is metaphorically comparing Bassanio's plight to that of Hercules as she anxiously waits to be saved the same way Hesione was rescued from the sea monster.
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Portia asks Bassanio, 'Go Hercules' because in her opinion the similarity between Bassanio and Hercules is complete and perfect. Portia tells Bassanio to go ahead and choose the casket. While he is choosing she will be watching the test with much more anxiety than he, who has to make the choice. She says that if he lives, that is, he succeeds, she lives. If he fails, it is death for her.
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